Allegheny County Bar Foundation

Analysis

Allegheny County Bar Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation (type i) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Allegheny County Bar Foundation reported income of $3.5m and spending of $3.7m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $3.5m (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Allegheny County Bar Foundation sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Volunteer Lawyers Project of Cny Inc ($3.4m), March on Maryland Inc ($3.5m) and The Child Advocacy Center of Greater Rochester ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $138k (3.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. It paid $325 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $6.9m against liabilities of $441k, net assets of $6.4m. It reported 46 employees.